Match My Fall: A witch and wolf shifter paranormal romantic comedy by Lisa Carlisle

Author:Lisa Carlisle [Carlisle, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LisaCarlisleBooks.com
Published: 2023-09-06T18:30:00+00:00

I gaped at Valen. I couldn’t believe he was at the Network here in Salem. His broad-shouldered frame and impressive height made him appear even larger surrounded by all the plants in the reception area. And he said he came to talk to me?

“Come into my office,” I said quickly, ushering him in and closing the door before my coworkers peered out and prodded us with questions.

As soon as we were alone in my workspace, my pulse raced. It was so strange to have him where I worked and met with clients. When we’d been at the mountain, it was an escape from my day-to-day world, but now he was in it, proving how real this was. Valen stared at me with a questioning expression, and his nostrils flared as he inhaled. Tension swirled around us as the silence grew more pronounced.

I crossed my arms and leaned against my desk. “Why are you looking at me like that?” I asked.

“Like what?”

“Like you’re sniffing me.” I cocked my head. “You’re not the first shifter I’ve met.”

He shook his head. “Sorry.” He continued to watch me as if perplexed.

“You still haven’t told me why you’re in Salem.” Technically, he had since he said he wanted to talk, but thus far, he stared more than spoke.

He ran his hand through his hair. “I came to apologize about the awkward morning in my cabin.” He grimaced as if embarrassed by the memory.

“It’s fine,” I somehow said in a neutral tone while my heart fluttered with a quickened beat. “It was just a fling.”

Valen winced as if I’d lanced him with a poisoned dagger. His expression turned grave. “Not to me.”

I jerked my head. What the trembling toadstools was going on? Aurora had told me about Valen, but his behavior with him coming here didn’t fit her assessment of him.

“What does that mean?”

“I came to Salem because I wanted to see you again, Cassandra. Can I take you out to dinner tonight?”

Was this real? My body gravitated toward his screaming yes, but that wasn’t an option. “I’d love to, but I can’t. I need to pick up my daughter after work and don’t have a sitter.”

“I’ll watch her!” Lucas’s voice piped up from the other side of the door.

I marched over to the door and opened it. Two witches and an elf scattered like mice, Nova tripping over Zoe’s feet and stumbling but avoiding a fall. Lucas remained standing before me with a grin, unabashed at being caught listening.

“I see all of you!” I called out to the scattering women.

Pandora, Nova, and Zoe turned back, their expressions ranging from crimson to faux innocent.

Zoe raised her chin. “Lucas and I can watch Paige,” she volunteered, giving up the I-wasn’t-eavesdropping act.

I laughed at their antics. It wasn’t as if I hadn’t played a role as the other party when we’d teamed up to get Pandora and Austin together.

“I’m Lucas,” he chimed. His eyes brightened with undisguised curiosity as he assessed Valen and then extended his hand.

“Valen.” He shook Lucas’s hand.

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